Lots of action during the first day of testing and some drama as well.
Things started out well for McLaren-Honda when they were able to run smoothly in the AM session. However, their day ended early when something went wrong with the ERS.
Pascal Wehrlein, who is the Mercedes-Mercedes reserve driver, got to take the Force India out in the AM session and was expected to drive for the rest of the day as well, but a flu-stricken Lewis Hamilton was unable to continue on driving so Pascal was called up to drive for Mercedes in the PM session. Sergio Perez was then called up to drive for Force India.
Lotus endured a few problems when the car stopped twice, causing Red Flags. The team was able to get the car going again both times and Pastor Maldonado finished the day fastest on the time sheets.
Later in the session, Susie Wolff who was driving in the Williams, collided into Felipe Nasr in the Sauber, sending them both spinning into one of the gravel traps. It made unnecessary work for both teams.
Here are the final times from Day 1:
1. Pastor Maldonado - 1:25.011 / Lotus-Mercedes
2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:25.167 / Ferrari-Ferrari
3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:25.547 / Red Bull-Renault
4. Sergio Perez - 1:26.636 / Force India-Mercedes (PM Session)
5. Felipe Nasr - 1:27.307 / Sauber-Ferrari
6. Max Verstappen - 1:27.900 / Toro Rosso-Renault
7. Jenson Button - 1:28.182 / McLaren-Honda
8. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:28.329 / Force India-Mercedes (AM Session)
9. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:28.489 / Mercedes-Mercedes (PM Session)
10. Susie Wolff - 1:28.906 / Williams-Mercedes
11. Lewis Hamilton - 1:30.429 / Mercedes-Mercedes (AM Session)
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Article Written By: Amy Hawk
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